diff --git a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/middleware/javalin/QApplicationJavalinServer.java b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/middleware/javalin/QApplicationJavalinServer.java
index d18a6a03..3dfd3507 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/middleware/javalin/QApplicationJavalinServer.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/middleware/javalin/QApplicationJavalinServer.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ClassPathUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ValueUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.javalin.QJavalinImplementation;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.javalin.QJavalinMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.middleware.javalin.specs.AbstractMiddlewareVersion;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.middleware.javalin.specs.v1.MiddlewareVersionV1;
 import io.javalin.Javalin;
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ public class QApplicationJavalinServer
    private List<AbstractMiddlewareVersion>      middlewareVersionList               = List.of(new MiddlewareVersionV1());
    private List<QJavalinRouteProviderInterface> additionalRouteProviders            = null;
    private Consumer<Javalin>                    javalinConfigurationCustomizer      = null;
+   private QJavalinMetaData                     javalinMetaData                     = null;
 
    private long                lastQInstanceHotSwapMillis;
    private long                millisBetweenHotSwaps = 2500;
@@ -100,6 +102,11 @@ public class QApplicationJavalinServer
       {
          if(serveFrontendMaterialDashboard)
          {
+            if(getClass().getResource("/material-dashboard/index.html") == null)
+            {
+               LOG.warn("/material-dashboard/index.html resource was not found.  This might happen if you're using a local (e.g., within-IDE) snapshot version... Try updating pom.xml to reference a released version of qfmd?");
+            }
+
             ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
             // If you have any assets to add to the web server (e.g., logos, icons) place them at //
             // src/main/resources/material-dashboard-overlay (or a directory of your choice       //
@@ -108,7 +115,10 @@ public class QApplicationJavalinServer
             // material-dashboard directory, so in case the same file exists in both (e.g.,       //
             // favicon.png), the app-specific one will be used.                                   //
             ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            config.staticFiles.add("/material-dashboard-overlay");
+            if(getClass().getResource("/material-dashboard-overlay") != null)
+            {
+               config.staticFiles.add("/material-dashboard-overlay");
+            }
 
             /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
             // tell javalin where to find material-dashboard static web assets //
@@ -128,7 +138,7 @@ public class QApplicationJavalinServer
          {
             try
             {
-               QJavalinImplementation qJavalinImplementation = new QJavalinImplementation(qInstance);
+               QJavalinImplementation qJavalinImplementation = new QJavalinImplementation(qInstance, javalinMetaData);
                config.router.apiBuilder(qJavalinImplementation.getRoutes());
             }
             catch(QInstanceValidationException e)
@@ -526,4 +536,35 @@ public class QApplicationJavalinServer
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for javalinMetaData
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QJavalinMetaData getJavalinMetaData()
+   {
+      return (this.javalinMetaData);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for javalinMetaData
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setJavalinMetaData(QJavalinMetaData javalinMetaData)
+   {
+      this.javalinMetaData = javalinMetaData;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for javalinMetaData
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QApplicationJavalinServer withJavalinMetaData(QJavalinMetaData javalinMetaData)
+   {
+      this.javalinMetaData = javalinMetaData;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
 }